They were knocked out of last season’s competition by Liverpool in the last-16 after finishing third in their Champions League group.

United’s first group game is scheduled for Thursday, September 15 with the last match on Thursday, December 8. The final will take place at the 50,000-capacity Friends Arena in Solna, Sweden on May 24, 2017.

The draw will see a return to Old Trafford for Robin van Persie, who signed for Fenerbahce in 2014. Wayne Rooney scored a hat-trick in a 6-2 win Fenerbahce on his United debut in 2004.